NEC plans to export this fiscal year 5G cell phone base stations made based on the Open RAN (radio access networks) system that it has been working on with other firms, the company's president said Wednesday.
The technology combines multiple manufacturers' superior components, such as radios and control devices, in a bid to compete with leading rivals in Europe and China.
Takayuki Morita expressed his confidence in the spread of the technology, saying, "We have many inquiries from overseas."
Morita spoke during a joint online interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun and other media.
The United States is among the countries working to exclude from their 5G networks China's telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. This is likely giving NEC's plans a boost.
Regarding the trial in Britain to test and verify the architecture of a 5G communications network being promoted in cooperation with the British government, Morita expressed his wish to receive orders when they are likely to start from 2022.
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